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9.0
18562
9.0 |
NME
The man to push hip-hop into a dazzling new realm of sonic exploration
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8.5
18921
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
What’s already set in stone is the musical genius of the lonely stoner, Kid Cudi, with there not being one duff track present
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8.0
18543
8.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Cudi is flexing and stretching his skills, exploring untouched areas of his psyche and finding things to turn into songs
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8.0
18544
8.0 |
Q
Cudi is very much in a world of his own. Print edition only
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7.0
18542
7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
With a few simple and appealing beats, some well-timed cameos, a dash of humor, and a handful of semi-inventive rhymes with emotional substance, he actually made an album that flies (more or less) high
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7.0
19023
7.0 |
Slant Magazine
Pursuing genius at the expense of consistency might work out just fine for Cudi: I'm not convinced that he's a good rapper, but I'm pretty sure he's an important one
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7.0
21098
7.0 |
FasterLouder
Works as a whole due to the continuation of a mood and a feel that runs through the whole record
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6.7
18914
6.7 |
Pitchfork
Thematically, Mr. Rager is most compelling when it leaves behind moping alone in your room for moping while you're out on the town-- being a coked-up asshole
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6.0
18801
6.0 |
BBC
Mr. Rager can only be heard as a drab disappointment
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6.0
18546
6.0 |
Uncut
"These Worries", bulked out with grizzling guitars and Mary J Blige, should be huge. Print edition only
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5.5
18722
5.5 |
Beats Per Minute
Were Cudi’s music a car, it’d look real nice but go practically nowhere
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5.0
18786
5.0 |
BBC
Feels like a never-ending chore
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5.0
18661
5.0 |
Rolling Stone
Cudi fancies himself a deep downer, too often he's kind of a bore
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5.0
18995
5.0 |
A.V. Club
The album is listenable... But the songs have little going on beyond it
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